Hi! My group of 4 will be making our first trip to Japan for 10 days. We’re so excited to see the autumn colors and eat good food! Our focus is to experience the highlights at our own pace (not rushed). Does our itinerary seem reasonable? All recommendations are welcome!
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Day 1 – Nov 29
Arrive in Tokyo. Hang out in Ginza.
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Day 2 – Nov 30
Morning: Akihabara (Visit Chabara. Eat at Gyukatsu Ichi Ni San.)
Afternoon: Asakusa (Senso-ji, Nakamise, Hoppy St, Eat at Hatsuogawa, Visit Kappabashi Dogugai Dori)
Evening: Rikugien Garden for the illumination
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Day 3 – Dec 1
Morning: teamLab Planets
Afternoon: Inui street in Imperial Palace
Evening: Roppongi Hills (Mori tower, Christmas market)
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Day 4 – Dec 2
Morning: Shibuya (Scramble crossing, Okushibu/Shinsen)
Afternoon: Harajuku (Takeshita, Tokyu plaza mirrors)
Evening: Shinjuku (Gyoen garden, Omoide Yokocho, Golden Gai, Park Hyatt Bar)
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Day 5 – Dec 3
Flex day, thinking of going to the Chichibu festival, visiting Tokyo Dome/Koishikawa Korakuen, or a day trip to Nikko
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Day 6 – Dec 4
Travel to Kyoto. Hang out in Gion.
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Day 7 – Dec 5
Morning: Kinkaku-ji
Noon: Arashiyama (Monkey park, Tenryu-ji/bamboo grove, maybe scenic railway/river cruise, Jojakko-ji, Gio-ji, Saga-Toriimoto)
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Day 8 – Dec 6
Morning: Fushimi Inari Taisha
Afternoon: Tofuku-ji
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Day 9 – Dec 7
All Day: Higashiyama (Ginkaku-ji to Kiyomizu-dera)
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Day 10 – Dec 8
Morning: Nara (Todai-ji, Kasuga-Taisha, Kofuku-ji)
Afternoon: Osaka (Shinsaibashi, Dotonbori)
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Day 11 – Dec 9
Leave from Osaka.
2 comments
if you travel from osaka to tokyo, you will see beautiful autumn in kyoto.
With your [timing](https://www.travelcaffeine.com/japan-fall-colors-autumn-foliage-report/), you might want to consider making a foliage-focused hitlist in Kyoto (if momiji are your thing)! This will probably be the least crowded Kyoto may ever be during late November, so I’m focusing on it for [my own trip](https://old.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/comments/xjglsy/hyperdetailed_itinerary_check_late_nov_22/) (a week before yours!)